Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cash flow statement BBAAY
In fiscal 2026, which ended Mar 31, 2026, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd generated $11.0 billion of cash from operations, down 51.0% from the year before. The company returned $4.9 billion in dividends and $1.1 billion in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Mar 31, 2026
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FY 2025
Mar 31, 2025
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FY 2024
Mar 31, 2024
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FY 2023
Mar 31, 2023
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FY 2022
Mar 31, 2022
|
FY 2021
Mar 31, 2021
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FY 2020
Mar 31, 2020
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FY 2019
Mar 31, 2019
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FY 2018
Mar 31, 2018
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FY 2017
Mar 31, 2017
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,650
+70.6%
|
4,483
-19.7%
|
5,586
+74.5%
|
3,201
+37.7%
|
2,324
-6.8%
|
| Operating cash flow |
11,049
-51.0%
|
22,532
-10.9%
|
25,289
-13.1%
|
29,086
+29.2%
|
22,520
-36.3%
|
35,378
+38.7%
|
25,507
+13.4%
|
22,496
+12.7%
|
19,955
+71.0%
|
11,670
+32.4%
|
| Investing | ||||||||||
| Investing cash flow |
-9,762
+61.8%
|
-25,551
-745.2%
|
-3,023
+84.7%
|
-19,731
+37.0%
|
-31,327
+15.9%
|
-37,271
-144.2%
|
-15,263
+32.2%
|
-22,509
-68.3%
|
-13,374
-17.5%
|
-11,385
-71.4%
|
| Financing | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid |
4,890
+22.0%
|
4,007
+61.2%
|
2,485
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Stock buybacks |
1,107
-90.7%
|
11,942
-2.8%
|
12,291
+12.9%
|
10,884
+12.7%
|
9,658
+8084.7%
|
118
|
—
|
1,620
|
—
|
1,915
-37.6%
|
| Financing cash flow |
-2,983
+71.6%
|
-10,502
+29.9%
|
-14,992
-56.9%
|
-9,555
+6.0%
|
-10,167
-321.5%
|
4,591
-54.1%
|
10,006
+1008.8%
|
-1,101
-133.9%
|
3,246
-32.1%
|
4,782
+294.6%
|
| Change in cash | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
-580
-536.1%
|
133
-78.1%
|
608
+18.3%
|
514
+136.9%
|
-1,394
-27.1%
|
-1,097
-289.5%
|
579
+19.6%
|
484
|
—
|
—
|
| Net change in cash |
-2,276
+83.0%
|
-13,388
-269.9%
|
7,882
+2410.2%
|
314
+101.5%
|
-20,368
-1372.2%
|
1,601
-92.3%
|
20,829
+3406.2%
|
-630
|
—
|
—
|
| Shareholder returns | ||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
5,997
|
15,949
|
14,776
|
10,884
|
9,658
|
118
|
—
|
1,620
|
—
|
1,915
|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
6.99%
|
6.23%
|
9.95%
|
8.02%
|
10.11%
|
| Cash conversion |
0.74x
|
1.26x
|
2.28x
|
2.74x
|
2.29x
|
1.54x
|
1.21x
|
1.72x
|
1.95x
|
1.84x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC (SIC 7389)
- Listed as
- BABA (NYSE), BABAF (OTC), BBAAY (OTC)
- Incorporated in
- Hong Kong
- Headquarters
- Causeway Bay
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1577552
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.